Mary -
I just look at my son, at his basic distrust of all things adult. If we were trustworthy, why did we leave him in 2nd grade so long? At the public school they kept saying that he misread "social cues." It's not that he misread them, it's that he read the ones he wasn't supposed to read, and not the ones that people wished they were sending. Babs just reminds me of him, that strong inner core, where it all get hidden to keep it safe! I feel like demonstrating the world's basic safety and trustworthness is like a rock I push up the mountian everyday.... so.... I encourage you to spend enough time with her as a learner to really know what's going on inside.... and to trust your gut. Is the Universe keeping that magic certification out of reach to encourage you to give in and homeschool? I don't know.
You are in my heart and thoughts,
Trinity
